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COMMENTARY: Criticism of Rev. Jasper Williams Follow His Remarks at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral

September 5, 2018 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: BlackPressUSA.com Saying his subject was “Aretha the Queen of Soul,” Rev. Jasper Williams of the Salem Bible Church in Atlanta gave the audience gathered for Aretha Franklin’s funeral a few unexpected memories laced with […]

AAMU FOOTBALL OPENS WITH SHUTOUT OF MILES IN MAYNOR’S DEBUT

September 5, 2018 sonadmin 0

Connell Maynor made his debut as Alabama A&M’s new football coach, and the Bulldogs delivered the program’s first shutout in six years. With a swarming defense that dominated the trenches, Alabama A&M topped Miles 37-0 […]

32 black college products make opening day NFL rosters

September 5, 2018 sonadmin 0

A total of 32 products of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are on opening day NFL rosters after teams cut down to 53-man active rosters and 10-player practice squads this week. The teams are […]

BISHOP WHO TOUCHED ARIANA GRANDE AT ARETHA FRANKLIN FUNERAL APOLOGIZES

September 5, 2018 sonadmin 0

By Fisher Jack, Eurweb.com It’s time for some more apologizing that includes Ariana Grande … again. But this time, it’s from the bishop who officiated Aretha franklin’s funeral. Bishop Charles H. Ellis III has apologized Friday to the […]

White Supremacist Group Issues Racist Robocalls Mocking Andrew Gillum, Florida’s Black Democratic Candidate for Governor

September 5, 2018 sonadmin 0

BY: IVAN MORENO, AP Racist phone calls mocking Florida’s black Democratic gubernatorial nominee appear to be from a white supremacist podcast that has also taken credit for inflammatory robocalls in Iowa and California. In the […]

ARETHA’S LACK OF A WILL COULD MAKE THING’S ROCKY FOR HEIRS

September 5, 2018 sonadmin 0

SOURCE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Aretha Franklin was so hard-nosed in her business dealings that she demanded to be paid in cash before performing. Her heirs won’t have it so simple. Though she lived to 76 […]

PROGRESSIVE UNION CHURCH MEN’S DAY 2018

August 29, 2018 sonadmin 0

Story and photos submitted by Gregory D. Miley Annual Men’s Day services were held on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church. Services were held at the 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 […]

SENATE SKETCHES #1629

August 29, 2018 sonadmin 0

By Senator Hank Sanders God works in mysterious ways. When I think of Selma/Dallas County, Alabama, I am comforted by this simple thought. I really need such comfort every time I think of Selma/Dallas County, […]

ROLAND MARTIN ON PASTORS MEETING WITH TRUMP: ‘DON’T KISS THE RING; BRING A PROPHETIC WORD INTO A PARTISAN, POLITICAL SETTING’

August 29, 2018 sonadmin 0

By Roland Martin, BlackChristiannews.com What rankles black folks [about the black pastors who met with the president at the White House a few weeks ago] is the genuflecting to the feet of Trump, and […]

AAMU NAMES BUSINESS DEAN TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POST

August 29, 2018 sonadmin 0

Huntsville, Ala. —- Alabama A&M University has named its business college dean to direct ambitious economic development endeavors for the 143-year-old institution. (RIGHT) Dr. Delmonize “Del” Smith, current dean of AAMU’s College of Business and […]